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The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, August 05, 1902, Image 2

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fjPoyaWo Invarlatoly m Advanoo
Ifl jr XEBEA Proprietor and Pub-
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DMTTND NOBBIE Editor
Kesldlnc In Honolulu
I TUESDAY AUGUST 5 1902
WHEBE IS THE PROOF
A low days ago the Independent sub
knitted a few questions to tho consid
eration of the Advertiser on tho ques
tion of the expulsion of the friars from
Vho Philippine Islands Our questions
iro still unanswered for the simple
reason Mint they were unansweiable
The reason given by our morning
contemporary in suppoit -of the pro
posal to banish the f liars fiom the
Philippines in violation of tho tieaty
of Paris Is that the natives of the Is
lands very much desire this to bo done
But no proof whatever has been given
that any such feelling prevails to any
such extent as it is asserted
If there weie such that is a veiy
stiong and geneial popular opposition
to the friars some substantial evi
dence ought to be furnished and of
course In such case evidence would
be very easily obtainable There has
been and Is amplo cvidenco of Filipino
antagonism to Americans as mlers In
tho Islands The fighting luinlshes
proof enough of that
But where Is the proof that tho peo
ple want to drivo tho friais and con
fiscate their inopcrty Is it tho peo
ple or tho Ameiican mlsslonailes who
waut such a thing Tho Filipinos mo
good Christians It was by those or
ders whom tho Republican administia
tlon would drive away that Christian
ity civilization education were in
troduced Into tho Islands Unlvoisi
ties and schools wcro established
there by filais for tho benefit of the
natives before thoio was a college in
the United States
I When Piotesiant missionaries wero
S hilling and tobblng led Indiana in
7T America iho friais weic Christianiz
ing and educating tho natives in tho
Philippines And that tho Filipinos
are now earnest practical Chiistians
wo have evidence such for examplo
as the following from Itov Mr Stan
v ton a Piotcstnnt missionary who
5 writes to his board of missions
it friTy1 i
filled up before daybreak with rever
ent worshlppois attending mass or ic
celving holy communion Is not nil
this religion nnd good religion too
What would be the most likely effect
of our i c the Protestant missionar
ies attacking this system moic re
ligion or less To ask this question ls
to answer it If any one should ask
me what Is tho value of tho picvail
ing lcllglon from a moinl standpoint
I would say that I believe tho Ameri
cans w ho aro hoi c should bo tho last to
ask this question If it comes to a
compaiison of the effect of religion
upon life in the Philippines Islands the
natives need not fear the result
That ls tho soit bf Christians the
Filipinos are Is it natuial or reason
able or likely or ci edible that they
should hate and wish to get rid of the
people who hac made them so
But that is notthe question Even
It the Filipinos do hate the friais and
wish to diivo them out of the countiy
what right has tho government to In
tel fcio between citizens The natives
of these Islands it has been amply
piovcd hate despise and cm so the
missionniics they would like to sco
them in a gicat deal hotter place than
Kilauea ever was still has the Ameri
can gocrnmcnt inteifered to comply
with tho Avishes of the natives against
the thieving foieigner
But befoic discussing the question
any fuithcr wo will give our morning
contempoiary another chance and wait
for the answcis to our picious ques
tions
DEMOORATIO HARMONY
A signal service was rendered the
Democratic Party by the Tilden
Club of Now York in bringing to
cotbor number of noted Demo
cras to be addressed by Governor
Cleveland and David B Hill on the
political i8JU28 and pioapeots of the
day As tx Ireaideut Clevolaud eo
truly eaid the Democratic Parly
i far from political ineolv
ouny
All will agree with him that
The rauk and file aro lougiijg to
be Jod through old Democratic ways
to old Democratio victories Wo
wore never more ready to do enthu
siastio bottle than now if we can
only bo marshalled ouUide the
shadow of predestined defeat Is it
too much to ask our leaders to
avoid paths that ere linonu to load
to dibABtei Is it loo much to ask
that proven errors be abandoned
and that wo be delivered from a
body of death and relieved from the
burden of if sues uhioh havi been
killed by tho decrees of the Amer
ican people Ought wo not to bo
fed upon something better than tho
Iiubbb of defeat If these questions
are met in an honest manly fashion
I bolieye it will bo productive of the
beBl kind of Democratic harmony
TLo path to success has boon
pointed out and leaders who do not
prepare to traverse it at once do
not deserve to hava any followers
TOPICS OF THE DM
A test for Republican politicians
Esodus XXIII 8
It ia an unchallenged fact I hat
every uiru of any parly who believoj
iu tho spoils fystem ia out for city
and couuly goVernmeul Adver
tiser
Perhapp Cut it ia also an uu
ohallonged faot hat only those
that aro opposed to Ilia traditional
American principle that the people
shall rule aro against city nnd
Pay after day the churches are 1 county government
JttBWaiWBIMI PMUWQJWCBg
II the Advortisor is uot careful it
will have another libel suit on its
hands before long Iu this moru
lugs is mi it is said that Tug
Independent ba3 joinod tho Chris
tian at Work and couples its name
with tkoe of the Outlook and
Christian Uuion Tho Advertiser
should bo more Bpooific Tho
newspaper iu tho caso is not the
Honolulu Independent but rather
ts Now York uainesalto Wo havo
never yet boan accused of been
misBfosariee Irotbor Smith I
The Washington Star republished
the Hawaiiau Slats translation of
Wilcoxs initial spoeoh and speaks
of the enterprise in aoouring it and
the excellence of the translation
Tbo Washington Star made some
oauBtlc romarks on our Delegate
Star
Well welll Tho Washington
Star praises tho exceileuco of tho
translation doss it Ia there any
authority on the Hawaiian language
on the staff of the Washington
S ar Or did Bishop Sereno Bond
the caustic remarks aud the praises
along with the translation Which
is it please
M A Gojsalvas when calod up
on to speak last evening at the
meeting of tho Portuguese Political
Club oxcuBed himself aB he eaid he
had tho blues No wonder
Mr GouealvoR his been one of the
supporters of
canism among his countrymon
He has used his best endeavors to
couvince them that the R spublicans
were their boat aud truest friends
and when the Political Club was
being organized did all in his power
to educate aud convert the mem
bers to Republican doctrines Aud
to be so turned down at the Ropubli
oau primaries that be received one
of tho lowest number of votes cast I
Verily it is no wonder Mr Gon
salves has the blues
TALK OF iTJB10N
Con Partisan Candidates Discussed
at Democratic Meeting
At the meeting of the Democratic
Club bold last tvening at Waver
ley Hall the suggestion that Fusion
be consumed between political par
ties on the ground of non partisan
nominees for both the legislature
and iCougreBi received favorable
consideration
Colonel C J McCarthy presided
at the meeting with Edmund Hart
as secretary There was a good
number of Dtmocrals present and
genuine Dcmocratio enthusiasm pre
vailed throughtout the meeting
The Spokesmans suggestion that
A Q M Robertson receive tho en
dorsement of ihe Democracy for
Delegate to Congress was first tak
en up and the chairman SEked ex
pressions of opiuion ou tho subject
from the mombers pretont Every
npeaker spoke fn the highest terms
of Mr Robortcons personality aud
of his Eterling qualltio but the
consensus of opinion Ber mod to bo
that lie could not hope to defeat
Wilcox as tho latter would continue
in his appeals to fonlimeut and
aud would mike iuj of Mr
KobMtBontJmilitary eosrd in 95 aud
bis position laer as judgo adocato
for the government which would be
ouough to bent him
Deooon Testa then Buggested tbu
name of the Hon A N Kepoikaia8 ono
of the b Bt available malorial to beat
Wilccx Ke pDikai ia a Republican
flan aiian who has tho iilerm nf the
Hawaiian people end the reopeot of
IbB haoles Tho nui KupkooB it
was though wuulJ htve no
bte excuse to apposo him and thus
all could n7dO upou the judge as
the host nou partisan candulato hav
ing an ohiueeof nircoss
Nothiug di futtu wa3 djne how
ever as the choice of a canditate is
the exclusive work of the Territorial
oouveutiou The Club could only
discusB the situation aud make sug
goslions
The meeting then adjourned to
meot again August 18
An Important Suit
A petition has beou fied in the
Firnt Circuit Court for tbo revoca
tion of the probate of tho will of the
late Ribert William Holt who died
July G 1862 and whose will and the
codicil thereto una admittod to
probato by the Supremo 0 iurt on
July 26 1862 This ostao after
being in tho control of tho Courts
for the last forty years ia now
sought to bo upsM which U
brought by the rurviving heirs
James R Holt and John D HoH
aud the children ot the late Ovun
J HoH their deceased brother
together with Jno P C lburn who
has acquired by purchase Ad
miniBtrat ion is alro being aakfcd for
aud Cnrhs A Lang or some other
suitable poreou is requested to bo
such administrator or ai tho Court
may see fit to appiint C W Ath
ford ami liia A 0 Long repreBent
the petitioners
Now Hawaiian Attorney
Elia 0 Long has been admitted
to practice by the Supromo Court
He is a native Hawaiian a graduate
of Georgetown University and is a
brother of Carlos A Long
Born
Carley In Pais Maui AugiiBt
2 1902 to the wife of E- B Carly
a daughter
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